1 PROJECT SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTSDIPL Std Spec Road Maintenance PSRs - November 2017

Reference

Read these Project Specific Requirements in conjunction with the Standard Specification for Road Maintenance 2017 (SSRM) and the Drawings if any. Only those parts of the Standard Specification which refer to the works being carried out apply.

Standard Specification for Road Maintenance – Reference Text

The technical specification for this project is the Standard Specification for Road Maintenance 2017 which is a separate printed document of reference text.

Site Copy

Retain a current copy of the Standard Specification for Road Maintenance 2017 on site for the duration of the Contract. Retain a copy of these Project Specific Requirements on site for the duration of contract.

Hard Copies are available from Specification Services, Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics on Third Floor, Highway House, 14 Palmerston Circuit, Palmerston. Tel No; (08) 8946 5021

Electronic copies are available: https://transport.nt.gov.au/infrastructure/specification-services/technical-specifications/roads

Project Specific Requirements

The selection of specific items or materials for the works being carried out are as specified in these Project Specific Requirements or shown as notes on the drawings.

Clause Numbering

The clause numbers in the Project Specific Requirements remain consistent and refer back to the relevant clause and section in the Standard Specification for Road Maintenance 2017.

Precedence

Any provision in these Project Specific Requirements or on the project drawings shall override any conflicting provision in the Standard Specification.

Contents

SSRM Section 1 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SSRM Section 2 PROVISION FOR TRAFFIC

SSRM Section 3 EARTHWORKS AND DRAINAGE

SSRM Section 4 CONFORMANCE TESTING

SSRM Section 5 GRADING AND GRAVEL SHEETING

SSRM Section 6 STABILISATION MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 7 SPRAY SEALING MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 8 BITUMINOUS SURFACE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 9 CONCRETE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 10 DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 11 PROTECTION WORKS MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 12 ROAD FURNITURE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 13 PAVEMENT MARKING MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 14 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 15 SLASHING AND WEED CONTROL

SSRM Section 16 TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 17 STREET SWEEPING

SSRM Section 18 AERODROME MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 19 ROAD AND MARINE AMENITY MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 20 PROTECTIVE COATINGS

SSRM Section 21 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

SSRM Section 22 REFERENCED AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS

SSRM Section 23 OTHER REFERENCED AUTHORITIES AND DOCUMENTS

SSRM Section 24 ACTS, REGULATIONS AND CODES

SSRM Section 25 CIVIL STANDARD DRAWINGS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

SSRM Section 26 NORTHERN TERRITORY CLIMATE ZONES TABLE

SSRM Section 1 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SSRM Clause 1.5 AS CONSTRUCTED INFORMATION

ADDENDUM

Add the following paragraph as the first paragraph in the Clause.

Witness Point - Provide As Constructed drawings and information. Show information of building elements, plant, and equipment across all disciplines. Show co-ordinate dimensions where applicable. Refer to the NTG Technical Drawings Part 1 - Requirements for Technical Records

Management document, which is accessible via https://dipl.nt.gov.au/infrastructure/technical-standards-guidelines-and-specifications/technical-records . Drawings without changes shall be described as "As Constructed - No Changes" in the amendment description column.

SSRM Clause 1.6 DEFINITIONS

ADDENDUM

Add the following definitions.

APPROVAL/AUTHORISATION Obtain written or verbal advice from the Superintendent on the specific matter requiring approval and/or authorisation unless statutory requirements state otherwise or unless a different approver or authoriser is specified.

AS BUILT INFORMATION Means the same as “As Constructed Information”.

AS CONSTRUCTED INFORMATION A documented record, including drawings, of the details of a construction following its completion. Includes, and means the same as, "works as executed" information, "as installed" information and "as built" information

AS INSTALLED INFORMATION Means the same as “As Constructed Information”.

BUSINESS DAY(S) Means the same as Day.

CALENDAR DAY(S) Means any day of the week including weekends and Public Holidays.

COMPATIBILITY OF MATERIALS Ensure all materials which are used are compatible with all other materials which may be affected.

DAY(S) Means working days, Monday to Friday, excluding Northern Territory wide Public Holidays, and excluding weekends.

PROVIDE “Provide” and similar expressions mean supply, install, connect, test, commission, and leave ready for use. It includes development of the design beyond that documented.

WORKING DAY(S) Means the same as Day(s).

WORKING HOURS Means the hours, on a working day, from 8am to 4.30pm.

WORKS AS EXECUTED INFORMATION Means the same as “As Constructed Information”.

SSRM Clause 1.8 ESTABLISHMENT

SSRM Clause 1.8.1 General - Mobilisation

SSRM Clause 1.12 MINERAL EXTRACTION AREAS AND WATER SOURCES

SSRM Clause 1.12.4 Rehabilitation of Material Extraction Areas

SSRM Clause 1.24 CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY AND SUBMISSIONS - HOLD POINT

ADDENDUMMake the clause a Hold Point.Add the following information as the first paragraph in the clause.

Find out the extents of the road reserve for the full length of the works. Widths of road reserve vary.

Obtain all required permits, and approvals, for works, and associated activities, proposed to be carried out in areas not in the road reserve. This is in addition to all other required permits and approvals.

Hold Point - Provide copies of permits, and approvals, for works, and associated activities, proposed to be carried out in areas not in the road reserve before commencing any proposed works, and activities.

SSRM Clause 1.28 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 2 PROVISION FOR TRAFFIC

SSRM Clause 2.14.1 Side Tracks For Detours

Side Track required or not required; [enter data]

SSRM Clause 2.23 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 3 EARTHWORKS AND DRAINAGE

SSRM Clause 3.10 EARTHWORKS FOR DRAINAGE

SSRM Clause 3.10.2 Table drain offlets:

SSRM Clause 3.12 TRIM AND COMPACT UNPAVED AREAS

SSRM Clause 3.16 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 4. CONFORMANCE TESTING

SSRM Clause 4.11 CONFORMANCE TESTING RESULTS

AMENDMENTS

Interim reports are not required and reference to them is to be deleted.

Replace the existing clause with the following;“The Panel Period Contractor will provide NATA endorsed test results to the Contractor within the following scheduled times (in working days - Monday to Friday) from the time of ordering the tests.For work in remote areas increase the testing and reporting completion times by a minimum of 2 days.

SSRM Clause 4.13 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM Clause 4.14 ADDITIONAL TABLES

Replace Table 4.13 - Testing and Reporting Completion Times - Part 1 of 2 and Table 4.14 - Testing and Reporting Completion Times - Part 2 of 2 with the following tables.

Table 4.13 - Testing and Reporting Completion times - Part 1 of 2

Attribute being tested

Time Allowed for NATA Endorsed Report in Working Days (Monday to Friday)

SOILS

Field Density 5

Modified Compaction** 5

Modified Compaction – Oversize

Pavement Layer Thickness 4

Particle Size Distribution 5

Plasticity Index (Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit) ** 5

Linear Shrinkage 5

Moisture Content 3

CBR – Soaked (Completion time includes Modified Compaction) ** 9

Cement Content of Stabilised Materials (Heat of Neutralisation) 5

Bitumen Content of Stabilised Materials 4

Stabiliser Spread Rate 3

Soluble Salt Content of Construction Water 4

Standard Ball Penetration Test 3

Unconfined Compressive Strength (7 Day result) excluding compaction 10

AGGREGATE

Specific Gravity

4

Particle Size Distribution

Particle Shape, by Proportional Calliper

Flakiness Index

Average Least Dimension (Direct Measurement)

Clay and Fine Silt (Settling Method)

Particle Density and Water Absorption of Fine Aggregate 5

Table 4.14 - Testing and Reporting Completion Times - Part 2 of 2

Attribute being tested

Time Allowed for NATA Endorsed Report in Working Days (Monday to Friday)

AGGREGATES (cont’d)

Particle Density and Water Absorption of Coarse Aggregate

Los Angeles Value

4Pavement Surface Texture Depth

Crushed Particles

Sulphate Soundness 10

CONCRETE

Consistency of Concrete – Slump Test 3

Making, Curing and Compressive Strength (28 day result) *** 31

Making, Curing and Compressive Strength (7 day result) *** 10

ASPHALT

Bitumen Content and Aggregate Grading5

Stability and Flow of Mix

Air Voids and Density Relationship 6

Density of Thin Lift Asphalt by Nuclear Gauge 4

Bulk Density of Asphalt 6

Kinematic Viscosity of Bitumen 5

BITUMEN

Dynamic Viscosity (60ºC) 3

** Time for completion may be extended by each additional day required for the curing of materials and each additional overnight stay.

*** From Date of Sampling.

SSRM Section 5 GRADING AND GRAVEL SHEETING

SSRM Clause 5.10.7 Exclusions to Specified Roughness Limits

SSRM Clause 5.16 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 6 STABILISATION MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 6.5.1 In-situ stabilisation - Preparation of subgrade layer

SSRM Clause 6.8 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 7 SPRAY SEALING MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 7.4 SCOPE

SSRM Clause 7.4.1 Cycle and Pedestrian shared Path Maintenance

SSRM Clause 7.5 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS

SSRM Clause 7.5.6 Bitumen Emulsion

Bitumen emulsion to be;

Type; [enter data]

Binder Grade; [enter data]

%Binder; [enter data]

SSRM Clause 7.9 BINDER COAT REQUIREMENTS

SSRM Clause 7.9.2 Prime, primer seals and enrichment coats

Provide bitumen class 320 cut back as follows:

Prime: AMC [enter data] to AMC [enter data]

Primer Seal: AMC [enter data] to AMC [enter data]

Enrichment Coat: CRS [enter data]

SSRM Clause 7.9.5 Binder coats, Tender Quantities

Spray rates: [enter data]

SSRM Clause 7.11 SUPPLY OF AGGREGATE

Supply, deliver and application of aggregate to the following locations:

Site Aggregate size (mm)

Quantity (m3)

SSRM Clause 7.15 APPLICATION OF AGGREGATE

SSRM Clause 7.15.1 Aggregate Spread Rates

ERRATA

In the first paragraph replace “Error! Reference source not found.” with “Table 7.6 - Aggregate Spread Rates.”

SSRM Clause 7.21 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 8 BITUMINOUS SURFACE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 8.14 CONFORMANCE

SSRM Clause 8.14.4 Asphalt Testing Frequencies

ERRATA

The table reference shows the wrong number. It should be to Table 8.6.

SSRM Clause 8.18 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 9 CONCRETE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 9.7 CONSTRUCTION

SSRM Clause 9.7.3 Cycle and Pedestrian shared Path Maintenance

SSRM Clause 9.18 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 10 DRAINAGE MAINTENANCE

ADDENDUM

Replace worksection with the following:

SSRM Clause 10.5.3 Culverts in fill under construction

SSRM Clause 10.12 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 11 PROTECTION WORKS MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 11.7 DUMPED ROCK PROTECTION

Large spalls or boulders least dimension of [enter data]  mm.

SSRM Clause 11.10 GABIONS

SSRM Clause 11.10.2 Steel Wire Mesh

SSRM Clause 11.11 RENO MATTRESSES

SSRM Clause 11.11.2 Steel Wire Mesh

SSRM Clause 11.15 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 12 ROAD FURNITURE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 12.24 CATTLE GRIDS

SSRM Clause 12.29 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 13 PAVEMENT MARKING MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 13.10 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM Section 14 LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 14.4 EXTENT OF WORK

Road Name / Identifier Length / Section included in Contract

SSRM Clause 14.12 GRASS CUTTING

SSRM Clause 14.12.1 Service levels

Cut grass on medians, verges and islands within the road reserve as follows:

Height not to exceed:

SSRM Clause 14.30 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 15 SLASHING AND WEED CONTROL

SSRM Clause 15.6 SLASHING

SSRM Clause 15.6.3 Opening slash

SSRM Clause 15.10 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 16 TRAFFIC SIGNAL & ITS MAINTENANCE

SSRM SECTION 17 STREET SWEEPING

SSRM Clause 17.13 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 18 A ERODROME MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 18.15 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 19 ROAD & MARINE AMENITY MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 19.2 OUTLINE DESCRIPTION

SSRM Clause 19.5 REFERENCE STANDARD DRAWING

SSRM Clause 19.7 EXTENT OF WORK

SSRM Clause 19.13 MAINTENANCE OF ROAD AND MARINE AMENITY AREA TOILETS

SSRM Clause 19.13.1 Toilet systems

SSRM Clause 19.15 GRASS CUTTING

SSRM Clause 19.15.1 Service levels for grass cutting

Table 19.1 - Grass height specification

SSRM Clause 19.31 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 20 PROTECTIVE COATINGS

SSRM Clause 20.15 PROTECTIVE COATING SPECIFICATIONS - SYSTEMS AND APPROVED PRODUCTS

SSRM Clause 20.16 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 21 MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT

SSRM Clause 21.1 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

SSRM Clause 21.1.3 Establishment

SSRM Clause 21.11 CONCRETE MAINTENANCE

SSRM Clause 21.11.2 Cycle/footpaths

SSRM Clause 21.23 OTHER REQUIREMENTS

SSRM SECTION 22 REFERENCED AUSTRALIAN STANDARDS

SSRM SECTION 23 OTHER REFERENCED AUTHORITIES AND DOCUMENTS

SSRM SECTION 24 ACTS, REGULATIONS AND CODES

SSRM SECTION 25 CIVIL STANDARD DRAWINGS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE

SSRM SECTION 26 NT CLIMATE ZONES TABLE